andrew paul cannon

Tag: Bible (Expository)

  • You Are Worth More Than You Know (Romans 8:29-30)

                I want to describe for you a struggle that I have in life. I know that I do not deserve the things that I have been given and I know that I am not worth much in the grand scheme of things. When I look in the mirror, I see a human being; one…

  • Contemplating the Cosmos: A Universe in Harmony?

    “…we live in an in-between universe, where things change, but according to patterns, rules, or, as we call them, laws of nature.”[1] I am amazed at the fact that there are certain governing authorities over my existence on this earth, this cosmic shoreline. I can walk along and gravity holds me to the ground. Still,…

  • Christian, is your world too dark? (Matthew 5:13-16)

                Consider, briefly, the purpose of the pen. It is used to record and that is its purpose. Just as the pen was designed with a purpose, so also you and I were designed with a purpose, and we belong to a community that was called to a specific purpose. A pen is at its…

  • Smith: Prophet of Relativism

                The bright young man approached the small brick house that he had inherited. “I do not like this building,” the man said, “but neither do I wish to sell it.” Firstly, the young man examined the cornerstone, which did so bear the name “Jesus Christ”. Then, he began to examine each brick that did…

  • Am I Actually Free? 1 Corinthians 10:23-33

                Within the context of contemporary society, liberty is something that is constantly on my mind. I live in a world where I am forced to pay out a certain percentage of my paycheck for the pursuit of national welfare. I am forced to insure both my vehicle and my person. I live in such…

  • Dear Collector Pt. 3: What about those Heavenly rewards?

    So, in the last two explorations, we discovered that God may or may not have material blessing for us on this earth according to His will and for His honor and glory. Our responsibility, then is to steward what God does choose to give us for God’s glory and honor. Undoubtedly, each one of God’s…

  • If Adam Had Perfect Reason, How Could He Choose Against God?

    My thoughts, as of late, revolve around this question. We, as a western culture, place so much value on human reason and in the rational facilities of the educated. In Genesis 3, we read a story of a man who knew God and learned all things from God. Before the Fall and the curse of…

  • My Right to Self-Defense!

    Rights The American claim to certain rights is a claim worth exploring and a claim from which we should demand certain answers. The most basic of which is a question concerning whether or not any person has rights in the first place. So, I beg the question. Do we actually have any rights whatsoever? If…

  • Dear Collector Pt. 2

    Considering this idea that God may actually have material blessings for us, a warning must be issued and a question asked. The warning: our lives belong to God and not to our things. The question: what does Christ mean when He tells the rich young man that he must sell all his possessions and give…